IMED 2013 Conference - Abstract Deadline

As a co-sponsor of the International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED) 2013, ISDS would like to share with the surveillance community an important notice from the IMED team about their upcoming abstract submission deadline. ISDS encourages you to learn more about the 2013 meeting that will take place in Vienna, Austria by following the link in the message below and consider submitting an abstract for this incredible international meeting of the minds. Read on to learn more about this opportunity. 

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Dear Colleague,

I hope that you plan to attend the 4th International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance this coming February 15-18 in Vienna, Austria http://imed.isid.org/. Since its inception, IMED has been a summit that unifies our approach to pathogens in the broadest ecological context.  Drawing together human and veterinary health specialists, IMED serves as a true One Health forum where those working in diverse specialties and diverse regions can meet, discuss, present and challenge one another with findings and new ideas.

We want to remind you that the IMED 2013 ABSTRACT DEADLINE is on DECEMBER 1, 2012.  That is only 2 months away!  Please consider submitting an abstract describing your investigations related to emerging diseases and surveillance so that you have an opportunity to present your work: https://esociety.netkey.at/isid/imed/abstractsubmission/

ProMED and the International Society for Infectious Diseases, along with all of our co-sponsors and participating organizations, look forward to welcoming you to Vienna.

Best wishes,

Larry Madoff

ProMED Editor

Discover IMED 2013 - Vienna, Austria

ISDS would like to share with its surveillance community an exciting opportunity for learning, collaborating, and sharing work for those working in the field of infectious disease.

What: The International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED) 2013 will convene leading scientists, clinicians and policy makers in Vienna, Austria in February of 2013 to present new knowledge and breakthroughs and discuss how to discover, detect, understand, prevent and respond to outbreaks of emerging pathogens. Organized by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), this meeting has become a fixture for those whose work deals with threats from infectious agents.

IMED draws together human and veterinary health specialists and serves as a true One Health forum where those working in diverse specialties and regions can meet, discuss, present and challenge one another with findings and new ideas. Relevant and compelling topics such as social media and data mining, novel laboratory methods, rapid point-of-care diagnostics, public health, risk communication and political and societal responses to outbreaks will all be featured at IMED 2013.

Who: The target audience of IMED 2013 is ProMED-mail subscribers, physicians, veterinarians and other health care workers, public health leaders, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, journalists and other interested persons.

When: February 15 - 18, 2013

Where: Hilton Hotel, Vienna, Austria

Important Date:

• December 1, 2012 - Abstract Submission Deadline

Learn more: Visit the IMED 2013 website for more information and meeting updates.